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Venice's Bridge of Sighs24.07.2008 14:00The Bridge of Sighs, a popular tourist site in Venice, will soon undergo the fate of many Italian tourist sites - scaffolding. The bridge connected the opulent Doge's Palace (Palazzo... |
Chiavari - Good Place to Go in Liguria24.07.2008 14:00The town of Chiavari in Liguria is recommended as a good place to stay by reader Joe Palasi. Joe says Dot and I were there for five weeks in the spring... |
China Comes to Turin, Italy22.07.2008 20:00The city of Turin (Torino), in northern Italy's Piemonte region, hosted the 2006 Winter Olympics. Coinciding with the summer Olympics n China, Turin is holding a major exhibition spanning... |
Tour de France Travels to Italy21.07.2008 07:00This year's Tour de France includes Italy for the first time since 1999. From 1952 through 1999 the tour often stopped in the Piemonte ski resort of Sestiere, in the... |
Budget Lodging for Visiting Rome17.07.2008 23:00Teresa Plowright, about.com's guide to Family Vacations, recommends staying in a bungalow at Flaminio Village, in the north of Rome as a way to save money on a Rome vacation.... |
Leasing a Car for Italy Travel16.07.2008 10:00Many people rent a car when traveling in Italy but if you're going to be traveling for three weeks or longer, a lease buy back program can save you money.... |
Tuscia Summer Music Festivals16.07.2008 10:00Italy offers many opportunities for summer music festivals from free local performances in the piazza to opera and music in a Roman amphitheater in Verona or Roman baths in Rome... |
A Hermit, a Poet, and a Garden in Rome14.07.2008 20:00Saint Onofrio cloister is a pleasant respite from the crowded tourist sites of Rome that holds interesting tidbits of Rome's history. Frescoes tell the story of an unusual hermit and... |
New Flights Between Scandinavia and Naples, Italy13.07.2008 08:00Scandinavian airline Sterling has two new routes into Naples airport. Flights operate between Copenhagen and Naples three times a week while those between Stockholm and Naples run once a week,... |
Historic Center Hotels in Milan, Italy11.07.2008 15:00Milan is often overlooked as a tourist destination in Italy but its compact historic center holds several treasures. Its Duomo, with its beautiful marble facade, is the largest Gothic Cathedral... |
Oil for Saint Francis Tomb in Assisi09.07.2008 19:00Each year a different region of Italy donates the 1000 liters of oil needed to fuel the votive lamp of Saint Francis' tomb in Assisi. This year the Veneto region... |
A Visit to Sardinia08.07.2008 05:00Kyle Phillips, about.com's guide to Italian Cuisine, recently enjoyed his first visit to Italy's fascinating island of Sardinia, or Sardegna. Kyle stayed at Residence Alba Dorata, on Sardinia's east coast,... |
Transport Strikes in Italy - Il Sciopero08.07.2008 05:00Nationwide transport strikes were called for today but labor unions say commuter trains will run during morning and evening rush hours, according to Yahoo! News. Most city buses and subways... |
Visiting Lerici and the Cinque Terre Village of Corniglia04.07.2008 23:00David O'Brien, about.com's guide to St. Louis, vacationed in Cinque Terre a couple years ago. David says I still tell anyone that will listen that it's my favorite place on earth.... |
Italy Leg of the 2008 Tour de France04.07.2008 23:00The 2008 Tour de France starts tomorrow, July 5, on the northwest coast of France and ends July 27 in Paris. Covering 3,500 kilometers, much of it in hilly terrain,... |
The Palio of Siena03.07.2008 01:00Tomorrow, July 2, is the first race for the palio (palio definition) in Siena. Often referred to as Il Palio, Siena's palio competition is a horse race around the town's... |
Scenic Via Krupp Reopens on Capri01.07.2008 09:00Via Krupp was designed by industrialist Krupp and built in 1902 to connect the town of Capri to the sea. The scenic road winds down the hill from Capri's Augustus... |
Take an Italian Mini-Vacation in North America29.06.2008 18:00Wishing you were on vacation in Italy? Maybe you can't take that Italian vacation this year, but if you're in the United States or Canada you can visit a Little... |
60 Years of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice28.06.2008 05:00The Guggenheim Collection of Venice houses important European and American art of the first half of the 20th century. For the 60th anniversary of the Guggenheim collection in Venice, the... |
Vatican City Movie Scenes Filmed at Caserta Palace26.06.2008 15:00Caserta Royal Palace is the location used for filming Angels and Demons scenes that take place in Vatican City. Recently the Vatican denied requests for filming the new movie in... |
My Favorite Florence Gelato Shop: Festival del Gelato23.07.2008 11:00I’ve written in the past about arguably the most famous gelato shop in Florence, Vivoli - I felt it was my duty to you, my dear readers, to investigate whether Vivoli lived up to its reputation. You may remember that while the gelato itself is perfectly fine, it left me wanting more (specifically, I was [...] |
Avoiding Lines in Florence21.07.2008 11:00Anyone who’s planning a trip to Florence has probably heard the horror stories of people who had to wait 5-6 hours in line to get into the Uffizi Gallery. And when you’ve heard those stories, I’m guessing you had one of two reactions - either you were shocked by the news and immediately did an [...] |
Italian News Snippets: 07.20.0820.07.2008 11:00Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure: What’s going on in Italy lately? First we have the couple having sex in a cathedral confessional box, and now we’ve got a couple that got arrested after having sex in the street. Sometimes I’m a big fan of regulation, and in this case I’m jumping for joy: there’s [...] |
How to set Up a Prepaid Cell Phone in Italy19.07.2008 11:00More and more travelers are choosing to stay connected with folks back home - as well as people they meet along the way - by purchasing prepaid cell phones in the countries they’re visiting. It’s both cheap and easy to stay in touch this way, but if you don’t know what you’re doing with a [...] |
Add your Italy budget hotel or guesthouse to the Hostel Directory18.07.2008 12:00If you own or operate budget hotels in Italy, hostel, agriturismo, guesthouse or any other budget accommodation – or you know someone who does – you (or they) should enter the information into the new worldwide Hostel Directory . This will be a really extensive and global directory of budget accommodations (from hostels to B&B’s [...] |
First Class vs. Second Class on Italy Trains16.07.2008 11:00Because I work for a company that sells Eurail passes, and because I used to do customer service for said company, I often get asked, “Is buying a first class train pass really worth the difference in price?” So I thought I’d throw my two cents on this issue into an article here, as my [...] |
How to Order Gelato in Italy14.07.2008 11:00If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve studied my vocabulary list of Italian gelato flavors and you’ve taken notes on my tips to finding good gelato in Italy. Now comes the best part - actually trying the gelato. But believe it or not, you’ve got a little learning left to do for this part, too, so [...] |
Italian News Snippets: 07.13.0813.07.2008 11:00Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure: An Etruscan tomb has been discovered in Perugia, removing one thing from what I imagine is still a miles-long list of really cool stuff still underground in Italy. Do you have a spare €220,000 burning a hole in your designer pockets? Here are three properties in Italy with that [...] |
Italy Q&A: 3 Weeks in September11.07.2008 11:00Here’s another in my Italy Q&A series of posts. I got a note from Milton which read: i am going to italy in september for about 3 weeks and was thinking about taking an apartment in rome, or maybe another town. i would love your thoughts. i don’t want to try to see everything in the [...] |
Siena09.07.2008 11:00Although most people spend their Italian vacation in the “holy trinity” of Italian cities - Venice, Florence, and Rome - those who branch out and go just a short distance off the well-trodden tourist path also tend to flock to a few of the same places. One of the most popular cities to visit in [...] |
I’m Going to BlogHer 2008 - Are You?08.07.2008 11:00This is just a quick note to say that I’m going to be at the BlogHer Conference in San Francisco July 17-20, 2008 - so if you’re going to be attending the conference, send me a note or leave a comment here to let me know. I’d love to meet you if you’re going to [...] |
The Longest Italian Word07.07.2008 11:00For all you Italian language enthusiasts out there, I’ve got a special little tidbit today. You’ve already read about my favorite Italian swear words, and you’ve seen my periodic posts about Italian idiomatic expressions, but this is different. It’s part language fun, part trivia, and part tongue-twister. Ladies and gents, may I present to you the [...] |
Italian News Snippets: 07.06.0806.07.2008 11:00Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure: World happiness studies indicate that people in Italy aren’t as happy as some of their European neighbors - Italy ranks only 45th in overall happiness, whereas Ireland is 6th. Britain comes in at 21st, the United States is 16th, France is 36th, Spain is 43rd and Portugal is [...] |
Italy Monasteries Website Makes Booking Easy05.07.2008 11:00An Italy Logue reader recently sent me a note drawing my attention to a website that I thought I’d pass along to everyone. I’ve talked before about the budget beds which can be found in many of the monasteries and convents in Italy which have opened their doors to modern-day travelers, and I’ve also mentioned [...] |
Italy Photo of the Week: David04.07.2008 11:00For this Italy photo of the week, we’re in Florence: Michelangelo’s David is, perhaps, one of the most famous images of Florence. And yet the one that’s outside the Palazzo Vecchio - the one everyone poses in front of for photos, and the one pictured above - is only one of three Davids in the city [...] |
Why I Love Moleskine City Notebooks03.07.2008 11:00When I was planning my last trip to Italy, I’d already heard about the Moleskine City Notebooks - and in fact I already had the one for Milan, the city where I was going to be based. But when I first heard about these little gems, they didn’t yet have many cities covered. By the [...] |
Emerald Fields Hostel in Florence: 3 Hostels in One02.07.2008 11:00Since the Emerald Fields hostel in Florence is in an apartment building about a 10 minute walk from the train station, I can only assume that the name “Emerald Fields” refers to the beautiful Tuscan hills that surround the city. In any case, you probably aren’t expecting rolling green fields in your hostel anyway, so [...] |
The Most Popular Museums in Italy for 200701.07.2008 11:00Anyone waiting in the long line to get into the Uffizi Gallery or the Vatican Museums on a hot summer day will recognize that they’re standing outside one of Italy’s top museums. But if you’re looking for a list of Italy’s most popular museums based on the actual number of visitors, Touring Club Italia has [...] |
Parking a Car in Italy: Sidewalks & Crosswalks30.06.2008 11:00There are lots of reasons why I may never drive a car in Italy. For one thing, I’m not one of those people who “loves driving” even in the U.S., so I have no problem letting the husband - who does love driving - take the wheel when we travel. And don’t get me started [...] |
Italian News Snippets: 06.29.0829.06.2008 11:00Some Italian news for your Sunday reading pleasure: If the idea of a “Pope Casanova” seems surprising to you (as it did to me), then check out this Times Online article about the young man’s entry into Rome before his more legendary days as a, well, a Casanova. Rick Steves writes about why he loves the Cinque [...] |
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